A few details about the dutch "rijkszwaard".
- ordered by Willem II in 1840 together with the other regalia to be used for his coronation.
- supplied by P. Mansvelt en Zn, Den Haag. They where suppliers and ordered their swords from producers in Solingen
- The hilt is gilded and decorated with cut glass.
- Hilt and scabbard were covered with red velvet by "Van Meerbeke"from Brussels.
- Length is 1,38 meter = 54,3 inch = 4 feet 6 inch
- The sword was used for all coronations since 1840
ie, Willem II in 1840,
Willem III in 1849,
Wilhelmina in 1898,
Juliana in 1948,
Beatrix in 1980 and now Willem Alexander in 2013 !
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